Police have landed their latest blow on organised drugs gangs in Gloucestershire after a man has admitting running class A substances from Birmingham to Cheltenham.

Cameron Wright, 27, pleaded guilty to the two counts of being concerned in supplying crack cocaine and heroin at his first appearance before Cheltenham magistrates and will be sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court on March 12.

Police thousands of pounds of crack cocaine and heroin have been transported into the area over the last six months.

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Wright, of Gough Road, Spark Hill, Birmingham, was stopped in his car travelling south on the M5 near junction 10 on February 1 following an investigation which began in November.

Cameron Wright

No drugs were found on him but based on evidence already gathered he was charged in the early hours of Friday. Two other addresses were searched in Birmingham last week but no drugs seized and no arrests made there.

Officers investigating Wright as part of Operation Boa believe he used a drugs phone line in Cheltenham to coordinate the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

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Police believe he used a number of addresses in Cheltenham, using drug users in the town as runners but also dealing himself on occasion.

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A Gloucestershire Constabulary spokesman said: "We’re delighted that on the strength of our evidence Wright has pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.

“It highlights the skills and aptitude of our specialist officers in the Force Crime Operations Team, whose painstaking work is making a real difference in keeping our communities safe.”

Here are all the people to have been before the courts and have been found guilty, or admitted, to supplying drugs in Gloucestershire so far in 2018.

Ansel Noel

The 20 year old London man was convicted at Gloucester crown court on Friday February 2 of being involved in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Stroud last year.

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Noel, of Cygnet Way, Hayes, had denied two offences committed between February 28 and March 23 2017 but was convicted by a majority verdict of 10-2 after a retirement of almost four hours.

He was granted bail until his sentencing hearing on February 16, but was warned by Judge Michael Harington that he faces a prison sentence.

Luke O'Neill

A 28 year old Wotton-under-Edge man was bailed for three weeks to await sentence on February 1 after he pleaded guilty to having cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply.

At Gloucester Crown court Luke O'Neill of Fountain Crescent, Wotton, admitted having both drugs on May 24.

Jivan Bryan-Munro

A "talented footballer and promising musician" was sent to jail for 28 months on January 26 after he admitted possession of over £1,200 of crack cocaine with intent to supply in August last year.

Jivan Bryan-Munro, 25, of Furlong Road, Gloucester admitted possessing over £1,200 worth of the Class A drug with intent on August 13, 2017 and also to simple possession of £65 worth of cannabis.

When police searched his then flat in St Aldate Street they found two separate amounts of crack cocaine, one weighing 6.49g and the other 6.19g. The police estimated that would yield 126 'street deals' with a potential value of £1,260.

Michael Kalokoh and Joel Kusaka

Two London heroin dealers caught plying their trade in Cheltenham were jailed on January 8.

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Michael Kalokoh, 26, from Tottenham, who was currently serving a jail term in Onley prison, near Rugby, and Joel Kusaka, 24, of Albermarle Court, Tottenham, admitted having heroin with intent to supply in Cheltenham on January 9 last year.

Kalokoh was jailed for three-and-a-half years and Kusaka for two years nine months.

Dahweth Mills and Adina Shaw

Mills, 21 of Bushberry Road, Catford, admitted on January 9 that he was involved in the supply of heroin and cocaine in Gloucester last June.

He was bailed to be sentenced on a date to be fixed alongside a co-defendant, Adina Shaw, 26, of St James Road,Croydon, who has admitted conspiracy to supply hard drugs in Gloucester between April to June last year and also on June 29.

Mactonto and Macxavier Chirwa

Mactonto Chirwa and Macxaviar Chirwa

Three young men from Walsall have admitted involvement in the supply of drugs in Gloucestershire and were warned that they are facing prison terms during a court hearing on January 17.

Mactonto Chirwa, 19, of Brackendale Drive, Walsall; Macxavier Chirwa, 23, and of the same address, and a 16 year old who cannot be identified.